229 | The Blackening

• Directed by Tim Story

• Written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins

• Stars Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins and Sinqua Walls

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 37mins 

• Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival September 16, 2022

• Released June 16, 2023

• RT: 86% critics, 85% audience

  Synopsis 

  A group of college friends reunite ten years later to celebrate Juneteenth at an isolated cabin in the woods. When they discover a mysterious board game, their vacation becomes a fight for their lives.

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Insidious: The Red Door, in theaters July 7

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228 | Skinamarink

• Written & Directed by Kyle Edward Ball

• Stars Lucas Paul, Ross Paul and Dali Rose Tetreault  

• Unrated

• Runtime: 1hr 40mins 

• Premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival July 25, 2022

• Released January 13, 2023

• RT: 71% critics, 44% audience 

  Synopsis 

  A brother and sister awake to find that all the doors and windows have vanished from their house, and their father has disappeared.

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing The Blackening, in theaters now

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227 | The Boogeyman

• Directed by Rob Savage

• Written by: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Mark Heyman (adapted from Stephen King short story)

• Stars Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair

• Rated PG-13

• Runtime: 1hr 38mins 

• Released June 2, 2023

• RT: 62% critics, 66% audience 

  Synopsis 

  Sisters grieving the recent death of their mother find that they have a new horror to contend with - a monster that lives in the younger sister’s closet

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Skinamarink, available on Shudder and AMC+.

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226 | Beau is Afraid

• Written & Directed by Ari Aster

• Stars Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone and Amy Ryan

• Rated R

• Runtime: 2hr 59mins 

• Released April 21, 2023 

• RT: 68% critics, 71% audience 

  Synopsis 

  A man learns of the death of his mother and then experiences the subsequent complete destruction of his life.

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing The Boogeyman, opening in theaters June 2nd.

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225 | Infinity Pool

• Written & Directed by Brandon Cronenberg

• Stars Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 57mins 

• Premiered at Sundance January 21, 2023

• Released January 27, 2023 

• RT: 86% critics, 52% audience 

  Synopsis 

  A bored couple on vacation in a small foreign country runs afoul of the government and must face an unexpected punishment.

Join us next time when we’ll at long last be watching and reviewing Beau is Afraid, currently in theaters.

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224 | Evil Dead Rise

• Written & Directed by Lee Cronin

• Stars Mirabai Pease, Anna-Maree Thomas and Alyssa Sutherland

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 37mins 

• Premiered at SXSW March 15, 2023

• Released April 21, 2023 

• RT: 85% critics, 80% audience

  Synopsis 

  New book, same old story - this time the evil book is discovered by a young family and possesses their mother. Will her estranged sister be able to save the children and get them out of the apartment building before it’s too late?

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing the very fluid-filled movie, Infinity Pool, currently available for rent on various platforms.

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223 | Scream 6

• Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

• Written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick

• Stars Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega

• Rated R

• Runtime: 2hr 2mins 

• Released March 10, 2023 

• RT: 77% critics, 91% audience 

• Available in theaters

  Synopsis 

  The fucks are at it again! This time several different people want to be the next Ghostface, and they’re all going after our survivors.

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing Ari Aster’s newest, Beau is Afraid, opening in theaters April 21.

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222 | Piggy

• Written & Directed by Carlota Pereda

• Stars Laura Galán, Richard Holmes and Carmen Machi

• Not Rated 

• Runtime: 1hr 39mins 

• Premiered at Sundance January 25, 2022

• Released October 7, 2022 streaming

• RT: 92% critics, 57% audience 

• Available on Hulu and AMC+

  Synopsis 

  An overweight bullied teen girl finds sympathy from an unexpected source and soon finds herself at the center of a town mystery.

As promised, here is the video intro to the Twister “ride” that used to be in Universal Studios. It’s really just Bill Paxton striking a sexy pose whilst talking about the sexiness of tornados.

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Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing Scream 6, currently in theaters.

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221 | Near Dark

• Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

• Written by Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow

• Stars Adrian Pasdar, Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 34mins 

• Released October 3, 1987

• RT: 83% critics, 74% audience 

• Available on Shudder and AMC+ 

  Synopsis 

  A young man is bitten by a pretty girl who turns out to be a vampire and is taken with her and her gang on a deadly road trip.

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Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing Piggy, currently streaming on Hulu

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